I know this is all subjective but there are certain parts in prince songs that always put a tear in my eye especially if I myself am not in a great place at the time would be interested to hear what yours are?

Tell me what's stoppin' me
From runnin' right over there and runnin' my fingers through your hair

RJOrion said:

The opening chords of 'Purple Rain' and 'The Ladder' and 'The Love We Make' in their entirety.

I don't think they "always" do, but there's a few Prince songs that pretty frequently get me all teary eyed. Or close to it. One is Gold. Specifically the chorus and verses 2 and 3. Those things give me chills every time.

Another one is The Love We Make. Verses 4 and 5.

And then there's It's Gonna Be Lonely. The part in verse one, where he talks about it taking forever to get you off my mind. That and the part about the insecurity. Oh, and the first three parts of verse 2. The kicker though, is the ending. Where he singing it's gonna be lonely, baby, so lonely, baby. And the ooh ooh(probably spelled it wrong, but y'all get it) ending part.That song(music) has been turning me into a little girl for damn near 40 years. I guess i was a sensitive kid.


There's more, but I'll leave it at this. Annie Christian. That whole song gets to me. Especially the music. And doubly the ending guitar part(right after the last vocals). That and the ending claps, piano and synthesizer(especially the fade out synth sounds). To my ears AC is one of the best new wave, post punk, punk funk, electro funk, or whatever the hell you wanna call it, songs ever made. The whole atmosphere of that song is...strange?Or to me. Moving.

JoeyC said:

"I wanna make you a pretty, pretty coat of cashmere.............Cause you got to know how I feel about you baby"

That bolded line delivery. That and the violin stab just right before the guitar solo tears me up every time.

pinkcashmere23 said:

The opening chords of 'Purple Rain

Revelation.

(Time) it's so useless to me now.

RJOrion said:

Mr. Nelson, Mr. Nelson, can you hear my voice? Sir, we know you're a little bit groggy And you're probably going to find it hard to speak But don't try to talk or process too much now We just want to let you know that the medication you were given Has put you in a suspended animation for quite some time Well, in fact, about 45 years But where you are now Is a place that does not require time That being said, you are completely safe And we are here to help you

That whole album is prescient, too bad no one is completely safe.

The guitar solo in "Holy River."

The Holy River: 'People say they love U and the want 2 help / but how can they when U can't help Urself / The more they say they love U / The more U just want 2 die'. Having dealt with depression, I can relate deeply with those lyrics.

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sulls said:

The Holy River: 'People say they love U and the want 2 help / but how can they when U can't help Urself / The more they say they love U / The more U just want 2 die'. Having dealt with depression, I can relate deeply with those lyrics.

Depression is so horrible. If you've never had it, it's mystifying. If you have, it's mystifying.

sulls said:

The Holy River: 'People say they love U and the want 2 help / but how can they when U can't help Urself / The more they say they love U / The more U just want 2 die'. Having dealt with depression, I can relate deeply with those lyrics.

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Anything that sounds like he is about to cry

The part in Still Would Stand All Time that says "so many times, I thought I could not make it, life was closing in, I just knew, I just knew I couldn't take it"......just makes me sad, because I've felt that way at certain times in life, as I'm sure many have.

I can't love u anymore - has some deep emotion, in what many may feel a throwaway song. It really touches me

Condition of the Heart (Left him for a real Prince from Arabia)

Old friend 4 sale (those drums, that Clare Fisher witchcraft)

Papa

Something in the water (does not compute) (Shows some vulnerability)

Sometimes it snows in April

An honest man piano, venus de milo, alexa de paris and father's song

The Cross 4 the tears in your eyes

Joy in Repetition, Still would stand all time, Question of U

Empty Room.

I hate U

Into the light

Purple Rain

Last December.

The Beautiful Ones. (The beautiful ones always smash the picture, always every time)

So many songs light up that tinderbox of emotion, which was his gift to connect with so many disparate and perhaps dispossessed souls.

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In Big White Mansion. It just sounds like a lonely guy wanting his dreams to come true.

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"Be My Mirror" - it's going to be the father/daughter dance song whenever my daughter gets married

"Let's Have a Baby" - Obvs

"Sometimes It Snows In April" - Obvs

"Purple Rain" but for some reason only when someone else covers it. This year at the rodeo Brad Paisley played "Last Time for Everything" which contains the line "Hearing Prince sing 'Purple Rain' (Last time for everything)" and then he played/sang "Purple Rain's" chorus with the stage bathed in purple lights and I completely lost it.

"People say they love you and they wanna help/ but how can you when you can't help yourself/ The more they say they love you/ The more you just wanna die" -Holy River